I’ve recently taken to documenting and simplifying the steps for using Mixmaster with Nymservers – a setup that allows sending and receiving email pseudonymously without reliance on a service provider. Mixmaster comes with Whonix. Feel free to give it a…Read more ›

The “Virtual” in Virtual Private Networks is just that: “Existing in the mind, especially as a product of the imagination.” There is an entire market of scam artists playing on people’s fears of mass surveillance, and trying to sell them…Read more ›

Due to the recent Enigmail security issue, where e-mail drafts could end up unencrypted on IMAP servers. (You might wonder, no, Whonix was luckily not affected by this, because the version in Debian wheezy did not have that bug.) In…Read more ›

The version number for this testers-only release is 11.0.0.3.0, which will become Whonix 11 the moment it’s blessed stable. Major changes are port of Whonix from being Debian wheezy (that is Debian oldstable) based to Debian jessie (that now is…Read more ›

Instructions for upgrading Whonix 10 to Whonix 11 are ready. A few more steps are required than the usual steps for upgrading. Check out the instructions: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Upgrading_Whonix_10_to_Whonix_11 Please test and report back. Forum discussion: https://www.whonix.org/forum/index.php/topic,1304

The version number for this testers-only release is 11.0.0.2.3, which will become Whonix 11 the moment it’s blessed stable. Major changes are port of Whonix from being Debian wheezy (that is Debian oldstable) based to Debian jessie (that now is…Read more ›

A Whonix Host Operating System has been a long standing TODO item that hasn’t made much progress over the years. Providing more usable user interface than VirtualBox, the ability to easily fire up additional VMs, to open potentially dangerous files…Read more ›

Whonix is an anonymous general purpose operating system based on Virtual Box, Debian GNU/Linux and Tor. It has its focus on anonymity, privacy, security and usability. The Whonix project is looking for a volunteer Translations Coordinator. Your task: Join us…Read more ›